Pelosi, who has warned of “serious unrest” among House Democrats about Afghanistan, said Wednesday that she intends to live up to that vow on the upcoming supplemental bill, which will require $30 billion to $40 billion for the additional 30,000 troops.

“We have to do this for the new president,” Pelosi said Wednesday, recounting her conversation with Democrats in June. “Then he will come up with a plan, and then it’s up to him to ask you for your support. What I’ve told the members is to give the president room, to listen to what he has to say, that we will provide the briefings and they will have the information. But I can’t — this, for members, is a vote of conscience. War votes are votes of conscience.“

I hate that argument.  It implies that people who “support” war do so because of their conscience.  Pardon my French, but that’s just bull s**t.  Pure, utter, bs.

Some people live in fantasy worlds that are totally isolated from reality.  Others see the reality for what it is and deal with it.  There are those who are convinced that not dealing with aggressors makes the aggression go away.  Then, there are people who realize the only way to know peace is to have a bigger gun than the guy who wants to kill you because (insert reason here).  Nancy Pelosi is just not going to talk radical terrorists into sipping tea to some Bach and discuss prosperity for all in an economically friendly way.  It just ain’t gonna happen.  Period.  Since I am so thoroughly convinced Nancy’s not going to talk the terrorists into ditching a philosophy they are willing to die for, then she needs a backup plan for my security,  I’ve never heard one from her.

Now, ya gotta understand.  The US Constitution assures the federal government only does one thing.  It can do other things, but Congress must do one thing:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

Nancy Pelosi, by urging Congress to surrender Afghanistan and Iraq, with no plan to assure peace, has violated the only thing the US Constitution assures.  By urging surrender to an aggressor, she is in effect:

…”assisting its enemies in war.”

That is otherwise defined as “treason”.

Unfortunately, the best she would get would be life in prison.  Which, of course, wouldn’t shut her up.  Given that, and the fact that Democrats are loathe to prosecute anything a fellow Democrat does, and that the people of San Francisco won’t vote her out, and the fact they can’t blame her on Bush, nothing will ever happen.

Seriously tho, she needs to understand that being a Congressman is not about her.  It’s about the welfare of the United States.  When someone attacks us, it’s not a matter of whether she can in good conscience do what it takes to prevent it from happening again.  She has sworn to protect us from our aggressors.  She has abdicated that role.  She needs to be held accountable.

But, outside of Fox, it won’t happen.

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